Minnesingers Bring Broadway to Island

By NIS KILDEGAARD

It's been a common shorthand for years to describe the Minnesingers, the elite performing ensemble of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, as a singing group that also dances. This past weekend's show at the Performing Arts Center left fans groping not only for new superlatives but even for new ways of describing the group. Perhaps it's best to call Minnesingers a powerful weapon of mass entertainment, and leave it at that.

Aquinnah voters have much to talk about before their annual town meeting on Tuesday, May 13. There is a race for selectman between the incumbent Karl Burgess and a challenger, Jim Newman, 65, a former educator. Both candidates have a history with the finance committee.

In a surprise vote late last night, the Martha's Vineyard Commission narrowly failed to approve plans by Island Elderly Housing for a five-unit apa

Oak Bluffs Heads to Polls; Commission Vote Casts Fate of Town and Island

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Oak Bluffs voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in a crucial special town election whose outcome will set a clear course for the town - and also the entire Vineyard - for many years to come.

A simple majority of voters will decide whether to stay in or get out of the Martha's Vineyard Commission.

Stalled Negotiations in New Bedford Endanger SSA's Schamonchi Service

By JULIA WELLS

Stalled lease negotiations between New Bedford city officials and the owner of the Billy Woods Wharf in New Bedford may force a delay in the start date for spring service on the passenger ferry Schamonchi - or worse, a shutdown in the service altogether - Steamship Authority managers said yesterday.

It's 10 p.m. on a Thursday night.